Population Biology

Small individuals (spat) of the eastern oyster live in dense aggregations of up to 1, 416 oysters per m2 in the higher intertidal and 576 oysters per m2 in the lower intertidal. Larger individuals reaching legal size (75 mm) for harvesting, were recorded in densities of 336 oyster per m2 in the higher intertidal and 228 individuals per m2 in the lower intertidal (Berquist et al. 2006).

Berquist DC, Hale JA, Baker P, and SM Baker. 1006. Estuaries and Coasts 29:353-360.Bishop Museum and University of Hawaii Guidebook of Introduced Marine Species of Hawaii. Available online.